Table of Contents

European Concerted Research Action COST 285 Modeling and Simulation Tools for Research in Emerging Multiservice Telecommunications.- Challenges in Design of Next Generation Networks.- An Empirical Approach For Multilayer Traffic Modeling And Multimedia Traffic Modeling At Different Time Scales.- Multimedia Traffic Behavior: Analysis and Implications.- Traffic Modeling and Prediction using ARIMA/GARCH Model.- On the Scalability of Fluid Models of IP Networks Loaded by Long-lived TCP Flows.- The Optimal Dimensioning Of Multi-Service Links.- A Network Management Framework for Emerging Telecommunications Networks.- Challenges of Tool Development Facing Rapidly Changing Market Demands.- Packaging Simulation Results With CostGlue.- Modeling Grids in (Near) Real Time.- Network Simulator NS2: Shortcomings, Potential Development and Enhancement Strategies.- Integrated Simulation of Communication Networks and Logistical Networks.- Evaluating Vehicular Networks: Analysis, Simulation, and Field Experiments.- A Monte Carlo Type Simulation Approach For Performance Evaluation In Optical Burst Switched Networks.- Simulation of Radio Channel and Modulation Schemes Using Markov Chains.- A Component Approach to Optical Transmission Network Design.- Fast Dimensioning of Packet-Switched All-Optical Networks.- Quality Assessment of Modeling and Simulation of Network-Centric Military Systems.- Using Fuzzy Value Tree Analysis to Support The Verification, Validation, and Accreditation of Models and Simulations.- On The Use Of Simulation For The Improvement And Measurement Validation Of A Smart Antenna Prototype.- The Need for Credible Modeling and Simulation in the Context of the Network Based Defense.- An Analysis Tool for Markovian Traffic Model Validation.- Some General Terminal and NetworkTeletraffic Equations for Virtual Circuit Switching Systems.